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That is an excellent example of what poor washing technique does to a black car, though. So the video isn’t a total waste.

But he looked into it long and hard!

I’d got about 15k from the MPSS rears on the Bmw before it went, including a solitary trackday at Snet, and they weren’t close to the 3mm I’d be changing them at. The MPS4 on the MX5 are at 7k miles with no track time and they’re still looking new.

Ultimately the tyres are the only thing keeping the car in contact with the road, which makes them arguably the most important bit of the entire car. Too many people p*ss money up the wall chasing 5bhp or a knowing glance from a complete stranger who acknowledges you spent a fortune on a carbon fibre dust cap, when actually it’s the stuff that makes proper contact with you and the tarmac that really counts. I don’t just mean the tyres, I’m talking about the seat and the steering wheel and the gearknob too, the things you interact with hundreds of times on every trip. Get that right and the car will be a proper experience you’ll enjoy, and the rest is just fripperies. Whinge over

And just to be the boring sensible one, given how the MPSS lasted and how my current MPS4 are lasting, it actually works out cheaper to buy the performance tyres as they wear much less than the cheaper ones. The extra grip/feel is just an added bonus

We know you ask a lot of questions, we’re not sure you take much on board though

In that case, why ask the question? If it's all you can afford then it's all you can afford, doesn't really matter if they're any good or not.

510s are for crappy 1.8 diesel Astras, not for sports cars.

I’m okay with that too. And normally I’m picky as hell with spoilers on convertibles

*grabs popcorn*

Some are better than others, but when most pubs are charging £5 a pint I’ll put up with a certain level of clientele for £2 a pint

For £3K I suspect your choice of car is a bit limited Mileage is irrelevant, buy on condition.

Is it not screwed on like most other cars? Pop the plate off and have a look.

What, a remap just for the velocity stack? Definitely not worth it in the slightest.

You think they've got the figures for the GT-R and 370 the wrong way round? I dunno, I’ve no idea how WLTP works so it could be possible, bearing in mind they’re comparing an auto with a manual.

That’s like picking a punch in the face over a kick in the nuts.

That looks amazing in the white with the tricolore striping!

Weight of these is 10-12kg according to Tarmac in a post from a couple of years back. However as pointed out these are not going to be of the highest quality nor of the lowest weight: You can expect them to look good for a bit but then I'd expect the finish to come off and the extra weight to be noticeable. However they're a brand new set of 19" wheels for £500, which is pretty much an absolute bargain if you like the looks Not everyone can afford or wants to spend £1500 on a set of wheels, certainly I bought cheap-ass Japan Racing wheels for my old BMW and they did the job for me perfectly, as well as being lighter than the heavy OEM ones

No, you’re absolutely right about heavier wheels, it’s the worst place to add weight and is the one place where it’s massively noticeable. Go and have a read up about offsets and what it actually is, and then you’ll see why you may need spacers or why a given wheel may simply not fit.

Well I’d move it. Not into the road, but just off the wall. That’s assuming a quick chat doesn’t sort it.

Gove is a knob, but that’s a great speech.

Looks dreadful, total mishmash of eras!

Of course he has no right at all to do so: imagine if there was a fence there, he couldn’t do it at all then. No real difference in theory. Go and ask him to move it, job done. If he’s a **** about it then move it yourself.

I admire your optimism in posting this, I really do.

Billion times better! Oh, for a Z4M.